With thousands upon thousands of beautiful
perfumes on the market, why would you want to
create your own?
Individuality - The most common reason, I
think, is a question of individuality. We each
like to be a bit different - not too different,
that borders on exclusion - but a little
different. Something that sets us apart or
above, that makes us unique, a one off. A
bespoke perfume, is exactly that, distinctive,
personal, individual, adding that extra piece of
intrigue to our persona. This is me.
Make me feel special - every now and
again, we all love to be pampered, complimented,
praised, seduced even. We like to feel special.
So we wrap ourselves in feel-goods, that aim to
attract that special attention we desire - we
dress ourselves in beautiful clothes, we style
our hair, adorn ourselves with jewellery, and to
top it off, wear our perfume to make us smell
like a million dollars.
Too much choice - You must have wandered
through a perfume store or airport, and been
beguiled by the choice. Sometimes it can be
totally over-whelming. How much better to be
guided in creating your own perfume, a
controlled journey, that will leave you not
bewildered but delighted in having created your
own exquisite perfume.
You
know what you like - As we go through life
we collect fragrance memories, aromas that
remind of events, of people, of places - smells
that are special to us and our life story. Often
it is difficult to describe or even adequately
remember those fragments of fragrances, but a
sniff of one of them will reignite those
synapses. The perfume creation process can bring
memories flooding back and allow you to combine
elements of your life in a perfume that is
uniquely yours.
Re-Creation - Commercial perfumes come
and go. Of course a few classics stand the test
of time, Chanel No.5 being the paramount
example, but often fragrances are simply
retired. Although it is improbable you will be
able to accurately recreate a discontinued
perfume, you can probably assemble something in
the style of, that will fill that gap.
